Latch for the closing of end-gates.



G. H. POX.

LATCH FOR THE CLOSING 01- END GATES.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 25, 1908 Patented July 27, 1909.

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GEORGE H. FOX, OF LIGONIER, PENNSXLVANIA, ASSIGNOR F ON li llALl" TO CHARLES FOXv LIGONIER, PENNSYINANIA.

LATCH FOR THE CLOSING OF END-GATES.

No. 929,641. I I Specification of Letters Patent. Patented July 27, 1909. Application filed September 25, 1908. Serial No. 454,790.

To all whom it may concern: 1 represents the body of the car, which is of lie. it known that I, (lamina ll. Fox, a the ordinary and well known construction, citizen of the United States of America, and 2 represents the end gates, the latter residing at Ligmiier, in the county of \l'estswinging upon the rods 3. The end gate 2 moreland and State of Pennsylvania, have is provided with a lug l which is rigidly'atinvented certain new and useful lmprovctached by means of screws or nails 5, said ments in Latches for the Closing of Endlug l having formed at its lower extremity (iates, of which the following is a specilieaan eye it, which is adapted to receive a latch tion, reference being had therein to the ac- T. having formed at its one extremity a loop companying drawing. 5; said latch T is V-shaped in its general This invention relates to certain new and construction. and the other end of the latch 6 uselul improvements in latches tor the carries a handle 9, the latter extending at closing of end gates, and relates more pa rright angles to the body portion of the latch. ticularly to a locking device of the above This latch portion t) is adapted to pass and described characteradapted to be used for extend through a keeper 10, the latter being the locking of end gates for mine cars, also rigidly secured to the end gate 2. The wagons and pit cars. lower portion of the Vshaped latch 7 is des- 'lhc present invention has for its object ignated by the reference numeral ll, and is the provision of novel means whereby the adapted to pass over acatch 12, which is seend gate may be easily unlocked and the cnrely fastened tothe bottom of the car, said load of the wagon or car dumped, and when catch having an inclined forward face 14,

the car is again placed in its normal posiwhi h rmits the portion 11 of the latch 7 tion, from a tilted position to a horizontal to ride over the same, and drop by gravity, position, the latch will automatically operthereby locking the end gate. A pipe 15 is at a d s il ly k th lid gat secured to the end gate and is adapted to re- A still further object of my present inventain the latch in proper position with relation is to provide a device of the above tion to tlmcatch 12.

described maracter that will be extremely The operation of my improved device i simple in construction, strong and durable, as follows: When it is desired t unload'th com mrativcly inexpensive to manufacture, r r wagon, the handle t) of the lat h is.

'and one that will not get out of order or raised, thereby disengaging the portion 11 d rzi ge of the latch from the catch 12. The car or Many d ViCC hav been C l Ct d wagon is then dumped or tilted. and when the locking of end gates, but in such devices th ont nt of the ar have been unloaded springs have been arranged that are found d th again l d i a h i t l t0 h 11 hjB t mI atu d in the sition, the portion 11 of the latch will ride present de ce I h e par icul rly fi over the inclined portion 1% of the catch nated the use of spring latehcs. and drop by gravity into its proper position, hth the above and other objects in view, as shown i ltigg 1 d 2 f th d i my invention consists in the novel eonstruc- The many advantages obtained by this extion, combination and arrangement of parts t 'pnmly im l form of lock will be readily t he hfil'chiilfifll' were p i r y apparent from the foregoing description, scri d 11nd hi l dwhen taken in connection with the accomln describing the invention in detail rc'tpanying drawings, and it will be noted that is had it) the l various changes may be made in the minor h g8 l fl p Of this sllttiiticill'iml, details of construction without departing wherein, from the general spirit of my invention.

Figure l is an end elevation of .the body Having now described my invention what" portion of a mine or pit car having my I claim as new, is:

improved latch rranged thereto, and Fig. 2 1. In a mine or pit car, the combination of is a fragmentary vertical sectional view of an end gate, a V-shaped latch movably sethe car body showing the latch in side clevacured to'said end gate, a handle formed intetion. gral with said latch, a keeper extending over In these drawings, the rc'l'erence numeral said handle, and a catch secured at the bottom of the par and adapted to coiiperaie with said latch.-

2. In a pit car end gate lock, the combination of a V-shaped latch, means to operate said latch, andmeans carried by said car to lock said latch automatically when a car is placed in a horizontal position.

In testimony whereof affix my signatufe in the presence of two wltnesses.

, H. E.\TANCE, E. G. RAMSEY. 

